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Nebraska 155th Anniversary of Statehood (1867):
March 1, 2022
Nebraska joined the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state.
Nickname: "the Cornhusker State," “the Tree Planters’ State”
Motto: "Equality Before the Law"
State Bird: Western meadowlark
State Fish: Channel catfish
State Insect: Honeybee
State Mammal: White-tailed deer
State Fossil: Mammoth
State Flower: Goldenrod
State Tree: Cottonwood
State Beverage: Milk
State Soft Drink: Kool-Aid
State Gemstone: Blue chalcedony
State Rock: Prairie agate
The United States acquired the area of Nebraska from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Nebraska Territory was organized on May 30, 1854, from the northwestern part of Missouri Territory (also called Indian Country or Indian Territory). At the time of its organization, the territory included almost all of present-day Nebraska and parts of Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The area of the territory was reduced greatly in 1861 with the organization of Colorado and Dakota territories. In 1882, Nebraska acquired from Dakota Territory an area north of the Keya Paha River and Niobrara River to assume generally the same boundary as the present state. Nebraska and Iowa have made periodic adjustments to their boundary as the Missouri River has changed its course.
Census data for Nebraska are available beginning with the 1860 Census. The 1860 population is for part of the area of the Nebraska Territory including all of present-day Nebraska, and settlements now within Colorado, South Dakota, and Wyoming. If the part of Nebraska Territory in 1860 that is in present-day Montana and North Dakota, as well as additional parts of South Dakota, was enumerated, the population was included as part of unorganized Dakota; thus, no accurate data are available for the entire Nebraska Territory as legally defined.
Data for the legally established state of Nebraska are available beginning with the 1870 Census.
Did You Know?
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The following facts are available thanks to the public's invaluable participation in U.S. Census Bureau surveys. We appreciate the information shared by each respondent as we continuously count and measure America's people, places, and economy.
The percentage of people in Nebraska who have obtained at least a bachelor's degree
The median household income in Nebraska
The percentage of the labor force in Nebraska who are employed
2020 Census: The Population of Nebraska
The number of people living in Nebraska was 1,961,504 as of April 1, 2020, an increase of 7.4% since the 2010 Census. View Nebraska's population change by decade.
Nebraska Population Neared 2 Million in 2020
America Counts has launched a state-by-state look at the demographic changes the 2020 Census results reveal.
Our state profiles bring you key population characteristics of your state and your county all on one page.
See how they compare to the nation overall and to neighboring counties and states. Through interactive state and county maps for the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, each page provides a snapshot of change from 2010 to 2020 on five topics.
Did you know?
- The numeric change in population for Nebraska from 2010-2020 was 135,163.
- The percentage of the population aged 18 and older in Nebraska was 75.3%, a total of 1,476,127 adults. This was an increase of 8.0% from the 2010 Census population aged 18 and older in Nebraska.
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About the Geographic Areas
Nebraska has seven federally recognized American Indian areas. There are six reservations, two with off-reservation trust land. There is also one trust land. Nebraska has 3 metropolitan statistical areas, 10 micropolitan statistical areas, and 2 combined statistical areas.
There are 93 counties in Nebraska. All counties are active governmental entities, each governed by a board of commissioners, except in counties having township governments where each is governed by a board of supervisors.
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Foreign Trade
Take a look at the various imports to and exports from Nebraska. See where materials such as parts for harvesting or threshing machinery, road tractors for semi-trailers, tricycles and other similar wheeled toys, articles of plastics, potassium chloride, corn (maize), natural gas, syringes with or without needles, and more rank on both lists.
Also, see lists of the countries that have sent the most imports by 2020 dollar value to Nebraska and the countries that have received the most exported goods from Nebraska as measured by 2020 dollar value.
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View Nebraska Statistics in Our COVID-19 Data Hub
View the state COVID-19 impact planning report. Take a look at new survey data and estimates.
2017 Economic Census Fun Facts About Nebraska
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About the Census Bureau
We serve as the nation's leading provider of quality data about its people and economy. The Census Bureau is the federal government's largest statistical agency. As the world's premier statistical agency, we are dedicated to making our nation a better place. Policy-makers, businesses, and the public use our data to make informed decisions.
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